Posts by Adam Minihan
12 Things to Know About Temptation
12 Things to Know About Temptation: A Summary Temptation is an attraction, either from outside oneself or from within, to act contrary to right reason and the commandments of God (CCC 538). The capital sins: pride, greed, envy, anger, lust, gluttony, and sloth/laziness are at the root of all temptation. “Man is never wholly free…
Read Full PostI’m Just Like You, Daddy
“I’m just like you, Daddy,” says my little boy Peter to me one day, looking up at me with luminous eyes, as if being like Daddy were the greatest achievement possible. I had just put on my tie for Mass, and Peter had too. We looked surprisingly similar, a fact that brought great happiness to…
Read Full PostRCIA Blog – The Last Things
RCIA- The Last Things During the last week of the Christmas season, we discussed what Catholics refer commonly to “The Last Things.” For those who are unfamiliar with the term, this deals with the end-of-life topics of judgement, heaven, hell, and purgatory. Having spent a lot of time in other faith traditions, I can…
Read Full PostRCIA Blog- My First Christmas Season
RCIA – My First Christmas Season Before now, I had thought I was revering Christmas. Each year in my childhood, my mother and father took turns reading the Christmas story from one of the gospels. They also made sure we watched King of Kings, Ben Hur, and The Ten Commandments during the month of December…
Read Full Post6 Miracles You Might Not Know About
As you read the Bible, you come across a ton of miracles in the Old and New Testament (We actually list the Bible verses at the bottom – you should check it out). But because these miracles happened thousands of years ago, many lose or perhaps question the “wow factor” in this high-tech “understood” modern…
Read Full PostOutside the Walls: January 12, 2015
Featuring: Kermit the Frog’s liturgical advice The Tulsa March for Life Monday’s Scripture readings Pope St. Clement’s beautiful prayer The Source and Summit of our Faith – the Eucharist.
Read Full PostFree MP3 Download – Tim Staples Defends the Eucharist
Can Catholic teaching on the Eucharist be found in the Bible? At the Last Supper, Jesus took bread and said to his disciples, “This is my body . . . Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19). Many Christian denominations claim that Jesus’ institution of the Eucharist was merely symbolic, and that the Catholic…
Read Full PostTEC Retreat January 17th-19th
January 17-19 Shepherd’s Fold Ranch 185 River Ave Avant, OK 74001 This 3 day retreat will allow you to have a unique encounter with Jesus in the Paschal Mystery (His Passion, Death, and Resurrection) and to learn how this mystery is experienced in your daily walk- indeed your life’s journey- with Christ. Through Scripture, music, talks,…
Read Full PostA Catholic Mass – A Whole Body (and Senses) Experience
We humans are complex creations. It cannot be denied that we are “fearfully and wonderfully” made by our God. The earthly bodies He gave us are composed of miraculous functions and capabilities. Among them, our senses not only aid our survival, they collaborate to bring richness to our lives. We’ve all experienced the mental lift of…
Read Full PostCan We Cana? Experiences from 18+ Years of Marriage
So grateful today to Karee Santos over at Can We Cana? for her series on marriage which focuses on the experiences of real couples living out the very real ups and downs that occur in marriage. My husband and I are blessed to have the opportunity to share some of our experiences over 18+ years…
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